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This Pastor Thought Being Gay Was a Sin. Then His 15-Year-Old Came Out.

This Pastor Thought Being Gay Was a Sin. Then His 15-Year-Old Came Out.

The Opinions
Aug 6, 2025 19 min
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<p>It was the worst thing that ever happened to Bill White — and then it became the best.</p><p>Changing your mind can be a difficult thing to do, especially when it also means reconsidering the foundation of your faith. For Evangelical Pastor Bill White, that’s what happened when his 15-year-old son Timothy came out as gay to him at Starbucks. On this episode of “The Opinions,” Bill reads from his journal documenting the personal transformation that led him to thank God for making his son gay.</p><p>Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

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